edict
IPA: ˈidɪkt
noun
- A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
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Examples of "edict" in Sentences
- The Edict of Kansei was a part of the Kansei Reforms.
- The edict did not set the borders of the governorates.
- This edict is about as popular a measure as you’d imagine.
- The edict had little effect on the attitudes of the people.
- He issued this edict in answer to the demands of the people.
- The first edict was the sole legally binding edict in the West.
- Claudius, &c. -- This edict is almost certainly that mentioned by
- One example is the edict detailing the Exclusion of the Portuguese in 1639.
- Moreover, the edict agreed to uphold the tenets of the Pacification of Ghent.
- He made this policy official with the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
- The Edict of Coucy freed all of the jailed, and offered amnesty to the exiles.
- The edict deposing Xiao Zhaowen created him the title of the Prince of Hailing.
- A Latin edict of Theodoric is still extant, in one hundred and fifty-four articles.
- The edict is obviously and blatantly a marketing ploy just for the sake of publicity.
- It cannot be made to happen simply by edict from the top of either government or business.
- Insisting her edict is to get kids graduated, Martin Van Buren HS Principal Marilyn Shevell has declared war on ...
- If the Portuguese did not behave themselves, an edict from the Chinese administrators in Guangzhou was enough to cut off food supplies to the port.
- Remember that as this loser of a president shields himself behind the cadets at West Point because he is unable to issue this edict from the Oval Office.
- Insisting her "edict" is to get kids graduated, Martin Van Buren HS Principal Marilyn Shevell has declared war on athletics, outraged students, parents and coaches charge.
- The latest edict from the National Fatwa Council reflects a growing swing towards a conservative brand of Islam in the multi-ethnic country that has prompted worries among non-Muslims.